A BUSINESSMAN is considering pulling out of Barnsley because of a new cycle lane currently under construction which he thinks is both dangerous and damaging to his business.

Work to create a cycle lane from Oakwell to the town centre along Pontefract Road is well underway. It involves narrowing the road but widening the pavement, including outside Oakwell Motorhomes, which has been on Pontefract Road since 1982.

Owner Tom Molyneux said the road was already dangerous enough without narrowing the space available to traffic, and feared it would lead to more accidents.

“It’s a terrible road as it is,” he said. “We already see a lot of accidents.”

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